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Red On White

January 4, 2012
By Loanna SILVER, Champaign, Illinois
Loanna SILVER, Champaign, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic. ~Rosalind Russell


BLACKLIST

Blacklist, playlist,
Condemned souls I've come to hate.
Forward, skyward,
All this pain I've learned to love.
Screaming, crying,
Falling towards another time.
Bloodstains, bandaged,
Showing up as red on white.

SQUEALER

Squealing, telling,
Calling on my misery.
Hoping, praying,
All you do to cage me in.
Trying, failing,
Life is not just black and white.
Wasting, spacing,
Adding to the red on white.

BECOMING

Seeing, changing,
Letting me do what I want.
Veering, becoming,
Accepting of who I am.
Working, succeeding,
You and me side by side.
Shrinking, disappearing,
Closing down my red on white.

RESET

Talking, screaming,
Going back to where we were.
Lying, crying,
What happened to "it's alright"?
Fighting, cursing,
What's the matter mama?
Sister, brother,
Helping me restart my red on white.

DENIAL

Hidden, swollen,
My eyes burning from the tears.
Nighttime, starshine,
Mama lying in her mind.
Bloodstains, razors,
Perfect pain to stop my fears.
Clutching, slicing,
Even more red on white.

HELLBOUND

Censored, bastard,
Take away these bloodshot eyes.
Fury, skyhigh,
Scars of screams coat my arms.
Tearless, speechless,
Losing what was left of me.
Falling, hellbound,
All that's left is red on white.


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